Hurricane unearthed 18th-century cannons in Mexico

Hurricane Dean's rampage over Mexico's Caribbean coast last week unearthed
three rusted 18th century cannons that had lain buried
under a sandy beach for decades.

The cannons, around 1.80 meter (5.9 feet) long, were
spotted poking through the sand on a beach near the
arty resort of Tulum after Dean hit on August 21,
Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and
History (INAH) said on Wednesday.

Believed to be from a shipwrecked European galleon,
the badly corroded cannons will be put back in to the
sea to protect them from faster corrosion onshore and
for scuba divers to enjoy, it said.